Publications
We produce more than 100 publications a year, all free and most listed in PubMed. We also produce The Commonwealth Fund Digest, designed to keep our audience up-to-date on Fund research and publications, and an online Annual Report.
In Chronic Condition: Experiences of Patients with Complex Health Care Needs, in Eight Countries, 2008
November 13, 2008 - A new Commonwealth Fund survey of chronically ill patients in eight industrialized nations--Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States--finds that those in the U.S. are by far the most likely to forgo care because of the cost, as well as the most likely to experience medical errors, care coordination problems, and high out-of-pocket costs.
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Cost-Effectiveness of Automated Telephone Self-Management Support with Nurse Care Management Among Patients with Diabetes
November 13, 2008 - A recent study found that managing type 2 diabetes with the aid of an automated telephone self-management tool, plus nurse care management, was comparable in cost and outcomes to other accepted diabetes-management interventions.
Medicare's National Coverage Decisions for Technologies, 1999–2007
November 10, 2008 - A multiyear analysis of Medicare's "national coverage decisions"--policies for reimbursing health care providers for particular medical services--shows that the program considers the available evidence "fair" or "poor" for most medical technologies it reviews.
Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Payment System Reform
November 3, 2008 - Leaders in health care and health care policy expressed robust support for fundamentally reforming the way health care providers are paid and resounding dissatisfaction with the current payment system, known as "fee-for-service."
Patients' Perception of Hospital Care in the United States
October 30, 2008 - While patients in U.S. hospitals are generally satisfied with their care, satisfaction levels are not as high as they could be, and rise significantly when hospitals have more nurses at bedside, a new Commonwealth Fund-supported study finds.
